1. 8/28/20151 Activities Leading to Action Plans

2. 8/28/20152 5 Steps to a Successful Action Plan Establishing ground rules Create a decision making process Process the data –Use Action Guide Focus Group Questions Complete Action Planning Sheet –Smart Goals –Timelines –Responsibilities

3. 8/28/20153 Creating a Decision- making Process Decision options chart Consensus Decision Worksheet Decision-making matrix

4. 8/28/20154 Decision Matrix Use the following Criteria-Based Grid to conduct the analysis: Criteria (weight) Solutions #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 ( ) Totals

5. 8/28/20155 Reading the Data Divide into 6 KEY groups. Using “Processing Data” handout, discuss and prepare a response to the questions for the KEY Graph.

6. 8/28/20156 Processing the Data Individually read the Focus Group Questions On “Processing the Data” hand-out. As a group discuss each question and be prepared to report your responses to the whole group.

7. 8/28/20157 Using the Action Guide In your KEYS group, locate your chapter in the NEA ACTION Guide. Identify an activity from the guide that you might use in “your” school to facilitate discussion and/or understanding of the KEY.

8. 8/28/20158 Create the Action Plan Using the feedback from the groups, identify the themes that appear frequently. Use prioritization tools/activities to determine no more than three goals that the group agrees to work on this year (or more). Translate your goals into S.M.A.R.T. Goals.

9. 8/28/20159 Create the Action Plan (cont.) Complete the Action Planning Form by writing the goals, objectives, timelines, evaluation, etc.